The Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) has fixed two months as the maximum time limit for disposal of cases pertaining to renewal of establishment consent and operation consent being provided to industries under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act-1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act-1981.
A decision in this connection was taken in the 36th Board meeting of CECB held on Monday.
The meeting was chaired by CECB Chairman N Baijendra Kumar. On the occasion, Kumar closely reviewed the activities of CECB.
It was also informed during the meeting that facility to integrate consent given to various industrial units in a single campus has also been started.
Duration for consent renewal of industries falling in red, orange and green category has respectively been increased to five year, ten and 15 years from one year.
Moreover, the Board has started the facility of auto consent renewal for industries falling in red, orange and green category on the basis of Self Certification. It was also declared in the meeting that the industries will have to face stern action from the Board if it found information provided in Self Certification as false.
Meanwhile, officials of the Board have apprised the Chairman that the Board has issued work order to IIT Kharagpur to undertake study of load carrying capacity in Raigarh and Janjgir-Champa region. Similarly, work order for study of load carrying capacity in Raipur and Korba region has been given to IIT Mumbai.
Besides, Member Secretary of the Board gave detailed information about progress of RFP (Request for Proposal) for E-waste Inventorisation.
Meanwhile, with a view to controlling air pollution in urban bodies, the State government has formed a five-member Special Committee for preparing an effective and detailed working plan to deal with pollution.
On Monday, officials informed that the Committee has been formed in accordance with the directives issued by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to all states across India.
The State Urban Administration and Development Department complying with the directives has issued an order in this regard.
Chief Engineer SK Jain from Directorate of Urban Administration and Development Department has been made the Chairman of the Committee.
The other members of Committee are -- Sanjiv Beohar, Superintendent Engineer, Sudhir Gupta, Superintendent Engineer, MP Goswami, Officer on Special Duty at State Urban Development Agency and Deputy Director Shri Krishna Dubey.